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Health, Wellbeing & Cooking
Morning Focus
Friday mornings are spent at the park for outdoor exercise, supporting cardiovascular health, strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. Activities also encourage teamwork, communication, focus and social connections.
Afternoon Focus
In the afternoon, participants will focus on cooking and food preparation. This includes chopping, slicing and measuring ingredients, using kitchen tools and appliances safely, following step-by-step instructions and understanding recipes.
Participants will also practise measuring ingredients, adjusting portion sizes, timing cooking processes, preparing ingredients, managing time, combining flavours, presenting food, kitchen hygiene and safely handling heat and sharp tools.
Benefits of Attending Fridays
✔ Build practical cooking and food preparation skills
✔ Develop reading, comprehension and maths skills
✔ Practise planning and organisation
✔ Build confidence with kitchen safety and responsibility
The Life Skills Day Program is designed for people aged 16 and over with a mild to moderate intellectual or developmental disability. Working within a small group and led by an experienced facilitator, Johnny H Life Skills supports both school leavers and adults to build the capacity and skills needed for everyday living and increased community participation.
Pricing, Meals & Transport
The NDIS price covers the cost of support only for the duration indicated and will be arranged through a Schedule of Supports.
The NDIS pricing indicated is an estimate and will be confirmed once the final ratio has been determined.
The Non-Face-to-Face cost covers work that happens outside the direct support session such as content development, reviews and reporting.
A standard cost of $2.50 applies to all participants to cover the cost of course materials and certain activities, which are not covered by the NDIS.
Participants can bring their own lunch or enjoy a meal prepared in-house for a small fee which covers the cost of morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and drinks, all prepared fresh each day. Lactose and gluten free options are available – you may indicated your dietary needs when booking.
For those who bring their own meals, please be aware that we are a nut-free centre – for the health and safety of all participants, please avoid bringing foods that contain nuts.
Shuttle bus transport is available – please choose your preferred options when booking. Shuttle time and cost will be calculated according to your pick up / drop off point.
Bookings can be made at any time during the term.
We do our best to minimise any changes but plans may be forced to change due to external staffing, school holiday programming and adverse weather.
Please refer to our Cancellation Policy prior to booking.
